Envyrofax
Scan an Address

PA / county FIPS 42099 / county research

Perry County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 175.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 244 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (164), Air permit holder (minor source) (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (21). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 40.4064, -77.2692.

How this county ranks in Pennsylvania

View on the heat mapScan an address in this county

Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Perry County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths46.430.21.54xSignificant39.4 to 54.52020-2024
PancreasDeaths17.211.31.52xSignificant13 to 22.42020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.34.41.43x3.8 to 102020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.36.21.34x5.3 to 12.62019-2023
BladderNew cases24.218.71.29xSignificant19 to 30.52019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases30.823.81.29xSignificant24.6 to 38.22019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths8.46.61.27x5.5 to 12.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases63.751.81.23xSignificant55.6 to 72.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths175.9143.21.23xSignificant161.6 to 191.32020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases17.614.51.21x12.8 to 23.62019-2023
PancreasNew cases16.713.91.2x12.6 to 21.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.318.51.1x15.8 to 262019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.25.71.09x3.7 to 9.82020-2024
All cancerNew cases480453.41.06xSignificant455.6 to 505.62019-2023
ThyroidNew cases13.4131.03x9.1 to 19.12019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.98.71.02x5.9 to 132019-2023
EsophagusNew cases4.64.61x2.7 to 7.62019-2023
StomachNew cases5.36.60.8x2.9 to 92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases13.917.90.78x10 to 19.12019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Perry County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,791.69,842.6-11%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.575.3+2%years
Child mortality73.259.8+22%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality6.56.2+5%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths91.596.9-6%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths3428.6+19%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde17.62 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
  • Benzene1.37 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

244 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit164
  • Air permit holder (minor source)22
  • Gas station (mapped facility)21
  • Rail grade crossing20
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Public airport3
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Airfield1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. Keith Musser Cafo, New Bloomfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070100038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. 2215 State Road Sftf, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070837391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Stardust Motel-Softener, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110050009851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  4. Deer Chase Mhp, Newport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064219466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  5. Loysville Stp, Loysville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010974561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. W. Perry School District, Elliottsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010968499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  7. Paradise Mhp, New Bloomfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010975551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  8. Duncannon Muni Water-Well 5 And &7, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040096071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  9. Myers Used Auto Parts, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022569683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. New Buffalo Boro Stp, New Buffalo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035858514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  11. Little Buffalo State Park, Newport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039817133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  12. Carroll Twp Elem, Shermans Dale

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046321878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  13. Blain Elem Sch Wwtp, Blain

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060155987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Newport Stp, Newport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000949680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  15. Bloomfield Stp, New Bloomfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010978629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  16. Marysville Stp, Marysville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039797477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  17. Liberty Truckstop, Inc, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000974312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Tjs Restaurant & Bar, Newport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009699898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Ferryboat Campsites, Liverpool

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009816431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Sfs Shermans Creek Inn, Shermans Dale

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070255088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. W Juniata Pkwy (Sr 1015) Over Us Hwy 22, Millerstown

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071432718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Ranch House Restaurant, Duncannon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000974296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  23. Hoover Lane Farm, Loysville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006662290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  24. Newport Plaza, Newport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009816379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  25. Country View Village Mhp, New Bloomfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010966062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Perry County

  • Pennsylvania state cancer registry

    Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Perry County, and their findings.

  • Pennsylvania vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Pennsylvania health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Pennsylvania environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office

    Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.

  • Pennsylvania drinking water program

    Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.

  • Department of corrections or county sheriff

    Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

Scan an address in Perry CountyView on the heat mapAll Pennsylvania counties